1957 Purdue
5–4 (4–3 Big Ten), coached by Jack Mollenkopf. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 1 Michigan State 20–13Oct 19
Michigan State was ranked No. 1, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28 | vs Notre Dame | L 0–12 | 62% |
| Oct 5 | at 3Minnesota | L 17–21 | 29% |
| Oct 12 | vs 16Wisconsin | L 14–23 | 51% |
| Oct 19 | at 1Michigan State | W 20–13 | 14% |
| Oct 26 | vs Miami (OH) | W 37–6 | 51% |
| Nov 2 | at Illinois | W 21–6 | 42% |
| Nov 9 | at 6Ohio State | L 7–20 | 30% |
| Nov 16 | vs Northwestern | W 27–0 | 81% |
| Nov 23 | at Indiana | W 35–13 | 71% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Indiana 35–13; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Big Ten.
In program history: The 35th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1957.
- Record
- 5–4
- Conference
- 4–3 tied for 4th in Big Ten
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 178–114
- Coach
- Jack Mollenkopf
- Elo
- 1578 +56 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 16.6 No. 13 of 112 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Mel Dillard and Neil Habig
- Most valuable player
- Neil Habig
Drafted in 1958
The 1958 draft| Rd 4 | Erich Barnes DB | Chicago Bears |
All-Big Ten
2 second teamSecond team
Nick MumleyOTAP-2- Neil HabigCAP-2; UP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1957 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1957 Big Ten standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio State | 7–0 | 9–1 | 2 |
| Michigan State | 5–1 | 8–1 | 3 |
 Iowa | 4–1–1 | 7–1–1 | 6 |
| Wisconsin | 4–3 | 6–3 | 19 |
| Purdue | 4–3 | 5–4 | |
 Michigan | 3–3–1 | 5–3–1 | |
| Illinois | 3–4 | 4–5 | |
| Minnesota | 3–5 | 4–5 | |
| Indiana | 0–6 | 1–8 | |
| Northwestern | 0–7 | 0–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.